'He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, `They will respect my son.' Mk 12,6
Cave Church’s attractions can be viewed in the Pauline Visitor’s Center in the mouth of the cave.
How does it work?
After purchasing your ticket, (ticket prices: ) you will be given an audio guide, which guides you through the tour in any of 8 languages (Hungarian, English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Polish, and Russian). The tour starts with two films: one is about the history of Cave Church, and the other helps contemplate the question: Which wolf are you feeding? You can then proceed to the church itself, where visitors are asked to proceed between the stations quietly. Among others, the tour answers the following questions:
After the Pauline Order was banned in 1950, Cave Church was closed. The entrance to the ancient cave was then simply walled up with a 2 meter thick wall in the 1960s.
Cave Church was created at the initiative of a Hungarian group of pilgrims who visited Lourdes. The famous Our Lady of Lourdes statue can be seen standing to right within the glass doors leading to the outer cave of the Church Cave.
The wall of the innermost room of Cave Church is adorned by the masterful carvings of the Transylvanian woodcarver Béla Ferencz, who now lives in California. After working on them for ten years, he gifted his works to the Pauline Order after the church was reopened in 1989.
A special exhibit of small Russian metal icons, unique in all of Europe, is open to visitors at Cave Church. The exhibit includes very rare and old examples of the icons of Eastern Christianity.
Magyarok Nagyasszonya Sziklatemploma
anett@sziklatemplom.hu
Tel.: +36 20 775 2472
1114 Budapest, Szent Gellért rakpart 1.
Mon-Sat 9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sundays closed.
